Looted art
Dutch report calls for a ‘more empathetic attitude’ from Holocaust restitution committee
The state report criticized the committee for a controversial test it uses to evaluate claims.
Her Father Was Hitler’s Architect. She Devoted Her Life To Helping Jewish Artists.
Hilde Schramm used her paintings belonging to her Nazi father to help Jewish women artists.
Jewish Rage as German Task Force Says Only 5 Works From Gurlitt Looted by Nazis
A task force set up by the German government to determine the ownership history of more than 1,500 art works discovered in 2012 has found that only five were wrongfully taken from Jews, drawing criticism from Jewish groups.
How Did Nazi-Looted Art Wind Up in Israel — and What Can Be Done About It?
Nazi-looted art has been in the news from the movie ‘Woman in Gold’ to recent finds in museums worldwide. What happens when the stolen art turns up in — of all places — the Jewish State?
U.S. Lawmakers Want German Museums To Look Again for Looted Art
In a letter emblazoned with the insignia of the U.S. House of Representatives, 29 members of Congress reprimanded the German state of Bavaria for neglecting its historical responsibility to victims of the Nazis.
German Art Museum Finds 18 Nazi-Looted Paintings in Collection
A German art museum said it has found 18 works in its collection that may have been stolen from Jews by the Nazis.
Judge Urges Spain Museum To Do 'Right Thing' With Nazi-Looted Pisarro
A U.S. federal judge declined to order the return from Spain of a painting that was sold under duress by a Jewish owner to a Nazi art appraiser.
George Clooney Vows To Use 'Monuments Men' in Push on Looted Art
For the most ambitious of his five films as director, George Clooney assembled a top-shelf cast of fellow actors to play art experts tasked with retrieving artistic treasure stolen by the Germans during World War Two.
Meet Harry Ettlinger, the Real-Life Jewish 'Monuments Man'
Harry Ettlinger was drafted into the so-called ‘Monuments Men’ in 1944. As the Hollywood version debuts this week, he is still bursting with pride.
Holocaust Survivor's Kin Seek Return of Looted Klimt Painting 'Beethoven Frieze'
The family of a Holocaust survivor who fled Vienna in 1938 has filed a claim for the return of one of the country’s national treasures.